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EPA-regulated facilities in Kent County, MI

There are 3,623 EPA-regulated facilities inside Kent County, Michigan. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,881), water discharge (596), air emissions (384). 12 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 93 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.6M across 17 sites.

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3,623facilities in the county
12in significant noncompliance
93with a violation on record
$7.6Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste2,881
Treatment, storage or disposal3
Large quantity generators44
Small quantity generators1,591
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)281
Superfund24
Air emissions384
Major sources28
Synthetic minor sources113
Minor sources95
Water discharge596
Major permits7
Minor permits373
Drinking water systems81
Greenhouse gas reporters7
Data centers3
Scrap yards3
Recycling centers6

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

Towns in Kent County

Bordering counties

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.